GUNS OF THE WESTBy George LaymanDixie Gun Works has handled original and replica guns since 1954

GHOST TOWNSBy Melody GrovesDearfield, Colo., was dear to black farmers and their families—for a while

REVIEWS
David Crockett is king of the books and videos on Bob Palmquist’s list. Plus reviews of Paul Hedren’s Powder River and the 2016 Western remake of The Magnificent Seven

GO WEST
The northern lights spin a crazy quilt over interior Alaska

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THE ALAMO, WELL REMEMBERED
“It is no exaggeration to see the Battle of the Alamo as the pivotal historical moment leading to the fulfillment of America’s continental destiny,” writes Western historian Paul Andrew Hutton in this Spur Award–winning article.

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